The polarity of the dorsoventral axis in the Drosophila embryo is defined by an extracellular signal.

doi:10.1016/0092-8674(91)90381-8

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The polarity of the dorsoventral axis in the Drosophila embryo is defined by an extracellular signal.

Cell - 31 May 1991

Stein D, Roth S, Vogelsang E, Nüsslein-Volhard C

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Twelve maternal effect loci are required for the production of Drosophila embryos with a correct dorsoventral axis. Analysis of mosaic females indicates that the expression of the genes nudel, pipe, and windbeutel is required in the somatic tissue, presumably in the follicle cells that surround t...

Topics

Alleles
Animals
Crosses, Genetic
Drosophila
Embryo, Nonmammalian
Female
Gastrula
Gene Expression
Genotype
Heterozygote
Male
Vitelline Membrane
beta-Galactosidase

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